Stories of our Graduates: Garrison Mau – Certificate in Community Storytelling Training
Written by Grace Yaconelli Garrison offers a kind and gentle attention. As I sit across from him at the Family Nurturing Center in Medford, Oregon, he speaks with an inviting honesty, navigating subjects that range from joy to tragedy with humility. He is a natural storyteller and has spent [...]
Stories of our Graduates: Danielle Mancuso – Certificate in Community Storytelling Training
Written by Grace Yaconelli One Sunday night a month, Danielle Mancuso has stood up at the aptly named Black Sheep pub to invite people to share stories. This is part of a community building event called The Lantern. The Lantern began its journey at The Brickroom with facilitator Megan [...]
Stories of our Graduates: Fumi Tosu – Certificate in Community Storytelling Training
Written by Eliza Strong Fumiaki Tosu learned radical hospitality by example. After World War II, Fumi’s grandparents were fortunate to have financial and housing stability in Takamatsu, Japan while many others struggled to make ends meet. The family extended their good fortune by opening up their doors to whomever [...]
“We Are All a Walking Story…”
Get an inside look at the 2024 Certificate in Community Storytelling Training through the eyes of our graduates. In their testimonials, they share how the program has significantly improved their storytelling skills and empowered them to make a meaningful difference in their communities.
Stories of our Graduates: Jean Nels – Certificate in Community Storytelling Training
Written by Eliza Strong Jean Nels has been a storyteller since her youth. During our time together, she reminisced fondly upon sitting down with her family each night as a child and being prompted to tell a story from her day at school, “no matter how trivial it was”. [...]
